So I'm thinking of i.linking a few PS2's together.

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

Pardon my ignorance, but can games designed for iLink use the LAN connector to achieve the same result?

Nope.

The i.Link was how you were able to link up PS2's before the launch of the Network Adaptor in 2002 and operates just like the system link on a PS1 or GameBoy.

Later games that came out after the i.Link port had been removed from the PS2 supported linkups in the form of a LAN Party through the Ethernet Jack but were not backwards compatible with i.Link titles.

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

By the way, here's my WTB thread in the BST section:
http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 22&t=18092

If any of you guys has an item on the list then PM me and we can see about working something out.

[elvis]

Nope.

The i.Link was how you were able to link up PS2's before the launch of the Network Adaptor in 2002 and operates just like the system link on a PS1 or GameBoy.

Later games that came out after the i.Link port had been removed from the PS2 supported linkups in the form of a LAN Party through the Ethernet Jack but were not backwards compatible with i.Link titles.

Thanks for the info.

And that's a bummer. I built a good friend two racing cabinets recently with slim PS2s in each, and was hoping to do some network connections between them. There are a handful of titles that seem to support it, but I don't know which are LAN-capable and which are internet-only. I've seen articles on setting up GT4 for LAN play * , and that seems straight forward enough.

But dual-screen Time Crisis on PS2 sounds awesome. That would be worth building a dedicated cabinet for!

* http://mastergt.250free.com/GT4/LAN_GT4/GT4_LANs.html

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Oh, I see Wikipedia (insert usual accuracy disclaimer here) splits their list up now separately into PS2 Network, LAN and iLink games:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pl ... work_games

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

Nope.

The i.Link was how you were able to link up PS2's before the launch of the Network Adaptor in 2002 and operates just like the system link on a PS1 or GameBoy.

Later games that came out after the i.Link port had been removed from the PS2 supported linkups in the form of a LAN Party through the Ethernet Jack but were not backwards compatible with i.Link titles.

Thanks for the info.

And that's a bummer. I built a good friend two racing cabinets recently with slim PS2s in each, and was hoping to do some network connections between them. There are a handful of titles that seem to support it, but I don't know which are LAN-capable and which are internet-only. I've seen articles on setting up GT4 for LAN play * , and that seems straight forward enough.

But dual-screen Time Crisis on PS2 sounds awesome. That would be worth building a dedicated cabinet for!

* http://mastergt.250free.com/GT4/LAN_GT4/GT4_LANs.html

[edit]
Oh, I see Wikipedia (insert usual accuracy disclaimer here) splits their list up now separately into PS2 Network, LAN and iLink games:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pl ... work_games

Thanks a ton for the links, the one with all the GT4 LAN info is especially helpful!